Corn-planter.



PATENTED NOV. v6, 1906.

J. TUGGLB." lcom:'PLANTEIL APPLICATION FILEUBPT. 17.1906.

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By l i A WOR/v5 YS UNITED sTATEsl PATENT oEEIoE.

JHN TUGGLE, OF ALEXANDRIA, TENNESSEE. i'

GORN-PLANTER.

No., e3 5,084.

.To a/Zlvwhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN TUGGLE, a citizen mechanism.

Another object is to provide novel means for preventing the scattering of` seed while,

the machine is in operation.

A still further object is to provide novel` means whereby clogging of the dropping mechanism by the contents of the machine is prevented.

With the above and other ob'ects in view,

the invention consists of certain novel fea.- tures of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical lon 'tudinal section through the machine,

an Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section therethrough.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 is the axle ofthe machine, the same being supported by wheels 2 of any ordinary construction and which are secured thereto, so as to cause the axle to rotate.

Extending forward from this axle are side beams 3, connected to a tongue 4, whereby one or more draft-animals may be attached to the machine. Keyed or otherwise secured to the axle 1 is a drop-cylinder 5, having series of pockets 6 therein, the rear wall 7 of each pocket being disposed along the radius of the cylinder, while the other or bottom wall 8 of the pocket is arranged at right ed angles to the wall 7. Said wall 7 is provi with a plate 9 extending outward to the periphery of the cylinder and for the purpose hereinafter Amore fully set forth. Disposed above the cylinder 5 is a hopper 10, subdivided by partitions 11 into seed-receptacles 12; Each of these receptacles has an outlet 13 in the bottom thereof, adapted to register with the pockets 6 of one of the series, and a slide 14 is arranged upon the bottom of each compartment and extends through the front wall thereof. These slides Specification of Letters Patent.A Application ned sumaba 17,1906. saai Nq. 3347.931.

Patented Nov. 6, 1906.

.constitute closures for controlling the discharge of seeds from the receptacle.v The f lower face of the bottom ofthe receptacle 10: f has a concave recess 15 extending throughout the width thereof, and this recess receives `the upper portion of the cylinder 5 which fitsl snugly therein. Each outlet-opening 13. of the receptacle is contracted toward its lower end, and the ont Wall of each o. ning has a plate 16 secured thereon and w 'ch extends along the front portion of the. recess 15, so as to be contacted by the periphery of the cylinder 5.

Standards 17 are loosely mounted on the axle 1 and have longitudinal slots 18 therein into which extend bolts 19, projecting fromthe sides ofthe rece tacle 10.. Braces 2() extend from the stan ards to the beams 3 and serve to hold said standards at right angles to saidbeam.k Wing-nuts 2,1 are arranged upon'the bolts 19 and are adapted to clamp upon the standards and hold the receptacle 10 against movement.

It is to be understood that. the receptacle 10 is supported directly by the cylinder 5 and is heldin adjusted position by the bolt 19 and wing-nuts 21.

the outlets 13 will drop into the pockets as they are brought 'y successively thereunder and will be carried around and dropped at desired points. It is ofcourse understood that the slides 14 regulate the discharge of the seeds and that the seeds from one or more of the compartments 12 may be discharged at the same time. Should any of the seeds or other material become wedged between the advancing walls of the pockets and the front walls of the outlet, they will be cut off by the plates 9 and 16, which plates act to a certain extent as shears and prevent any material from becoming wedged between the cylinder and the. receptacle. It is of course understood that each pocket is of sufficient depth to hold one or more seeds without danger of the 'same becoming caught in the shearingknives, and these shears only act to cut the seeds when for any reason onel or more of them fail to push up into the opening 13 when the pocket passes from under said opening. Should the cylinder or the receptacle become worn as a result of the frictional contact of the parts, said receptacle can be adjusted downward simply by loosening the nuts 21. It is of course understood thatan desired number of boxes may be used in each As the cylinder 5 rotates. with the axle the seeds discharged through ICO IIO

cylinder, the same being disposed so as to drop the seeds at desired intervals apart.

What is claimed is- 1. In a planter the combination With a rotat able element having a seed-pocket therein; of assed-receptacle kbearing upon and adjust-- able toward said element, said receptacle having an outlet adapted to register With the pocket.

` 2. In a'planter the combination With a rotatable element having pockets'therein; of a seed-receptacle bearing upon said element, means for holding the receptacle in adjusted position, said receptacle having an outlet adapted to register With the pocket, and means for controlling the discharge of seed through the outlet. Y

` 3. In a planter the combination with a rotatable element having a pocket therein of a receptacle having arecess therein constituting a seat for the rotatable element, said receptacle having an outlet adapted to register With the pocket, and coperating cutting devics carried by the said element and receptac e.

A. In a planter the combination with a rotatable element having a pocket therein; of a receptacle having a recess therein constituting a seat for the rotatable element, said receptacle having an outlet adapted to register with the pocket, a plate secured Within the pocket and another plate coperating there- With and secured in the outlet, said plates constituting cutting devices.

5. In a planter the combination With a portable structure including an axle, and walls supporting the same; of a rotatable cylinder secured to the axle and having a pocket in the periphery thereof, standards extending from the portable structure, aseedreceptacle adjustably secured thereto and having a recess in the bottom thereof into which the cylinder projects, said receptacle adapted to register with the pocket.

6. In a planter the combination with a portable structure including an axle, and Walls supporting the same 5 of a rotatable cylinder secured to the axle and having a pocket in the periphery thereof, standards extending from the portable structure, a seed-receptacle adjustably secured thereto and having a recess in the bottom thereof into Which the cylinder projects, said recep tacle ada ted to register with the pocket, and cutting dievices carried by the cylinder and receptacle.

7. In a planter the combination with a portable structure including an axle, and Walls supporting the same; of a rotatable cylinder secured to the vaxle and having a pocket in the periphery thereof, standards extending from the portable structure, a seed-receptacle adjustably secured thereto and having a recess in the bottom thereof into Which the cylinder projects, said receptacle adapted to register with the ocket, cutting devices carried by the cylin er and receptacle, and means for controlling the discharge of seeds through the outlet.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto alixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

- JOHN TUGGLE. Witnesses:

E. W. BROWN, M. M. DAvrs. 

